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Raise your hand if…

• You like to party
• Eat sugary cookies filled with peanut butter/chocolate/raspberry jam
• Dress in costume when its not Halloween
• Enjoy libations guilt free
• Scream really loudly about political figures you despise

Well, you are in luck…

Purim is just around the corner.

Since its been a full year (or more?!) since you last celebrated this glorious holiday, here’s a little refresher of the Purim story: An awful anti-Semitic man wanted to destroy the Jews. He didn’t. We partied.

If you want more of a history refresher, try going to one of the many Megillah-readings around DC (listed below) or watching this brand new investigative podcast, “Haman: A True Crime Story”.

There’s also a huge slew of other Purim parties, hamantaschen recipes, and gatherings across the DMV! Oh, and if we missed a Purim event – submit it here or email Allison Friedman.

However you celebrate, we wish you a chag Purim sameach – a happy and joyous Purim!

Sunday, March 10th

• 11:00am: Nosh and Knowledge – Purim Unleashed (Brunch and Learning)
• 2:00pm: Hungry for Hamentaschen (& Mishloach Manot) w/ Moishe House NoVA

Saturday, March 16th

• 6:30pm: Bethesda Jewish Congregation Purim Spiel

Sunday, March 17th

• 11:00am: Purim Upside Down Yoga Class at Sixth & I
• 3:00pm: Hamantashen Baking at Moishe House Bethesda

Monday, March 18th

• 7:00pm: Mesorah DC Pre-Purim Bash!

Tuesday, March 19th

• 6:30pm: Unmasked: A Modern Purim Celebration & Service Project w/ EntryPointDC
• 6:30pm: Purim & Nowruz (Persian New Year) Lecture & Celebration Featuring Author Ariel Sabar
• 7:00pm: Purim Party with Moishe House Northern Virginia & Columbia Heights
• 7:00pm: Resilience Unmasked: Purim, Protest, and Power at Sixth & I

Wednesday, March 20th

• 6:15pm: Tikkun Leil Shabbat & Fabrangen Purim!
• 7:00pm: Lost @ Home – Purim at Adas: A Journey to Everywhere and Nowhere
• 7:00pm: Shushan Circus: A Purim Celebration at Sixth & I
• 7:45pm: The Greatest Purim Party at Chabad DC
• 8:00pm: Such a Time as This: New Synagogue Project’s Radical Purim Party!

Friday, March 22nd

• 6:00pm: Totally 80s Metro Minyan & Purim Party

Saturday, March 23rd

• 7:00pm: Pride of Purim: GLOE Masquerade Party

Monday, March 25th

• 7:00pm: Vashti, Esther, and #MeToo: A Conversation with Dr. Keren McGinity

Where to Get Hamantaschen

• Baked by Yael
• Bread Furst
• Kosher Pastry Oven
• Sunflower Bakery
• Wagshal’s Market

Purim Inspiration

• Celebrate Purim, No Hangover Guaranteed by Stacy Miller
• Rogue Rabbi to Host Alternative Purim Experience in Synagogue by Rabbi Aaron Potek
• The One Trick You Need for the Perfect Hamantaschen by Shannon Sarna for The Nosher
• How to Make the Best Hamataschen by Shannon Sarna for The Nosher

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